Basket-rack.



W. H. MUSSEY.

BASKET RACK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.21,1912.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

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BASKET RACK.

,APPLIOATION FILED H1B. 21, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 5,1913.

Application filed February 21, 191.2. Seri-a1 lo. 079,;85.

To all whom t may concern.'

,i Be it known that I, WiLLIAM H. MUssnY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Richmond Hill, Long Island, in the county of Queensand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Basket-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My-invention relates to improvements in basket racks for passenger cars,and the objects thereof` are to provide a rack which is substantiallyeven and unobstructed throughout its entire longitudinal extent; toprovide a rack which may be easily and quickly setup and taken down; andto devise a rack consisting of but few parts which are simple inconstruction and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

To the accomplishment of the recited objects and others coordinatetherewith, the preferred embodiment of my invention resides in thatconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings, and embraced within the scope of theappended claims.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional end elevation of the rack andapplied to the upper wall of an ordinary passenger car. Fig. 2 is a topplan view bf the basket rack. Fig. 3 is a view of the basket rackshowing the manner of assembling the component parts thereof. Figs. 4and 5 are respectively a top plan and a side elevation of one of thebrackets. Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation of the outer terminal of oneof the brackets. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the end of one o f the rearlongitudinal rods. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views of the rear fasteningmeans carried by each bracket, and Fig. 10 is a side elevation of one ofthe transverse connecting rods.

Referring more particularly to the drawings for a detail description ofmy invention, the numeral 1 designates the upper wall portion of apassenger car to which the basket rack is adapted to be secured. Thebasket rack comprises front and rear longitudinal rods 2 and 3,intermediate longitudinal rods 4, and transverse connecting rods 5. Theends of the front and rear longitudinal rods are designed to be securelymaintained in their adjusted positions by the brackets 6, each of whichconsists of a suitable piece of metal of the general configuration of atriangle, the outer end thereof being formed into an eye, as 7 and therear end having a split sleeve fastening means 8 and suitable lateralprojections 9 which serve to receive the screws for fastening thebrackets to the wall of a car. The outer eye 7 of each bracket isinternally screw threaded, and the terminals of the front longitudinalrods 2 are provided with annular flanges 10, as best exhibited in Fig. 7of the drawings, and nuts 11 freely movable longitudinally of the rods.

As before stated, a split sleeve fastening is formed on the upperportion of the rear of the bracket. This fastening comprisesspecifically a pair of substantially semi-circular shaped compressionsections 12 and 13, and a screw, as 14, which extends medially throughthe sections to hold the same together. The adjacent edges of the lastmentioned sections are properly inclined to prevent any relativedisplacement thereof when in active position.

In assembling the basket rack, a given number of brackets 6 are arrangedat certain predetermined intervals along the upper Wall portion 1 of thecar- With the nuts 11 loose on the front longitudinal rods 2 and theupper section 13 of the split sleeve fastening 8 at the rear of thebracketI removed, the terminals of the frontand rear longitudinal rodsare inserted into the eye 7 and section 12, respectively, of thebracket, whereupon` nuts 11 are brought into engagement with theinternal screw threads of said eye, and the upper section 13 of thefastening 8 is secured by the vertical screw 1l. When it is desired todismantle the basket rack, the machine screws which cooperate with thelateral projections 9 to secure the brackets to the wall, .are removedand the compression member 13 disengaged, which will permit the bracketto swing down 1n a vertical position. Then the nuts 11 are unscrewed andslid back upon the .rods 2.1 'The bracket can then be readily movedlongitudinally of the front rod 2 adjacent to the basket which it isdesired to disconnect.

With one bracket out of the way, the com-A pression member 13 and nut 11at the opposite end ofthel basket can be disengaged and the basket thenremoved. It follows that in this way any number. of baskets can be takendown by the removal of a single bracket.

What is claimed, is:

1. In a basket rack, the combination of a pair of wall brackets, eachbracket having an internally screw-threaded eye and a split sleevefastening, a unitary shelf-structure comprisin front and rearlongitudinal rods, the ront rods bein provided at their terminals Withannular anges, and means freely movable longitudinally of said frontrods adapted to engage the Walls of said eye and the edges ofsaid'ianges, said split sleeve fastening being designed to secure therear rods.

2. In a basket rack, a bracket provided with bearing sockets comprisinga pair of compression sections and an eye for receiving the adjacentterminals of the main rails of the rack, and means for connecting saidsections and eye to the rails.

3. In a basket rack, pair of compression sections and an eye forreceivingthe adjacent terminals of the main rails of the rack, and meansmovable in planes at right angles to each other for connecting saidsections and eye to the rails.

4. In a basket rack, a bracket having a socket at one end and an eye atthe other end for receiving the adjacent terminals of the main rails ofthe rack, the latter being insertible solely in the direction of lengthof the rails, and means for connecting said socket and eye to thelongitudinal rods of the rack.

Ina basket rack, a bracket provided with a pair of compression sectionsand aneye for receiving the main rails of the rack, and means forconnecting said sections and eye to the rails, the adjacent ends of saidsections being inclined.

6. In a baggage rack of the character described, the combination of aplurality of a bracket having ay brackets, a shelf arranged to besupported between said brackets and having a main supporting solely inthe direction of, length of the bar, and a couplin member carried byeach end of said bar ajustable longitudinally thereof and engagingwithin and longitudinally adjustable relative to a bracket.

7 In a baggage rack of the character described, the combination of aplurality of brackets, a shelf arranged tobe supported between saidybracket and having a main supporting bar insertible within a bracket isolely in the direction of length of the bar, and a coupling sleevecarried by each end of said bar. adjustable longitudinallyv thereof andengaging within and longitudinally adjustable relative to a bracket.

8. In a baggage rack ofthe character described, the combination of aplurality of longitudinally alined brackets, a plurality of shelf unitsarranged to be independently supported between adjacent brackets, eachshelf unit having a main supporting bar insertible Within rection of lenh of the bar, and an independent coupling member'carried by eachv end ofeach supporting bar and engaging Within the adjacent bracket, eachcoupling member being 'adjustable longitudinally of its bar and of itscoperating bracket.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

. WILLIAM H. MUSSEY. -Witnessesz WM. MORRISON, g R.d H. ALLEN.

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